SB 803 Standards for renewable diesel

Posted on March 3, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill establishes standard for carbon intensity and other characteristics of diesel fuel used in on-road motor vehicles. It would ban the sale of petroleum diesel on a regional basis beginning in 2026 and encompassing the entire state by 2030 in an attempt to force the fuel industry to switch to renewable diesel as the fuel choice for all on-road…

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HB 2215 Refers nuclear power plants to voters

Posted on February 11, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill would refer to voters the question if they want to make approving clean nuclear power plants easier in Oregon. Nuclear power is the key to a clean energy future. Solar panels and windmills alone won’t provide enough energy, and Oregon doesn’t recognize hydropower as renewable. According to the Oregon Department of Energy, the Columbia Generating Station in Washington…

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HB 3022 Halts DEQ rulemaking

Posted on February 9, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill prohibits the Oregon DEQ from adopting or enforcing rules or standards related to motor vehicle fuels or emissions unless authorized by the Legislative Assembly. Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission recently adopted rules which will require all new cars sold in Oregon to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.  This rule making exceeds the authority of an administrative agency. This is…

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DEQ Clean Fuels Program Expansion Rulemaking

Posted on June 30, 2022 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

DEQ invites public input on proposed permanent rule amendments and new Oregon Administrative Rules. The policy objective of the Clean Fuels Program Expansion 2022 Rulemaking is to expand the program’s carbon intensity reduction requirements beyond the currently adopted 10 percent reduction in average carbon intensity by 2025. The  new long-term targets will create certainty for investment in and deployment of…

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